Exeter-based BAe 146 operator British European is changing its name to Flybe. The airline had been using Flybe as a marketing brand for its low-fare services since last November. It had initially been used on the London-Belfast routes, where British European competed with several low-fare carriers. The brand was later […]
British European is experimenting with a new color scheme to replace its current scheme, which is a modification of that of it’s previous identity, Jersey European. The new scheme includes pale blue undersides, new styling for the titles, and a large “Fly be” slogan on the tail and aft fuselage. […]
The other shoe has finally dropped. British European announced that it has cancelled the twelve RJX-100s, with eight options, that it had ordered. British European had planned to use the RJX to replace its fleet of seventeen BAe 146 jets (six series 300s, eight series 200s, and three series 100s). […]
In what will probably be both the first and the last “first flight” of a production RJX, the first production RJX-100 took to the air from Woodford on 9 January. Msn E3391 is the third RJX and the first built to production standard. She was to be the first RJX […]
The Avro RJX might not have amassed a large order book, but the orders it did attract are now proving a headache for BAE Systems. The manufacturer’s abrupt cancellation of the RJX program at the end of November leaves it unable to fulfill its contractual obligations with either Druk Air, […]
British European moved quickly to take over some of the route which had been flown by bankrupt Belgian airline SABENA. On 7 November, the day after SABENA suspended operations, British European began services to Brussels from Newcastle, Birmingham, and Edinburgh. Both the Newcastle and Birmingham services are operated by some […]
When Newcastle-based Gill Airways ceased operations on 20 September, British European was quick to jump into the breach. Within hours of Gill’s shutdown, a British European BAe 146 took over the defunct airline’s route from Newcastle to Belfast City. On the next day, another BAe 146 arrived to operate the […]
Exeter-based British European is planning several fleet changes after posting disappointing financial results. The biggest change will see the airline disposing of all four of its recently acquired Bombardier CRJs, replacing them with additional Dash 8Q-400 turboprops. The airline’s seventeen-strong BAe 146 fleet will also see changes. Under the growth […]
British European has signed a contract for up to 20 Avro RJX-100s. The contract confirms the memorandum of understanding signed in March 2001. It includes 12 firm orders, with deliveries due to begin in April 2002. As part of the deal, British European also extended its contract for the JetSpares […]
BAE Systems and Honeywell presented the RJX-85 to airline and industry executives, financial managers, and reporters at a special event at Duxford Airfield on 21 May. The guests included Barry Perrott, Chief Executive of lead RJX customer British European, and Antonis Simigdalas, Chief Operating Officer of fast-growing RJ operator Aegean […]
